Montana

We're back! Our trip to Montana was really incredible. And for those of you anxiously awaiting all of the vacation highlights, your wait is over.

It started with a road trip that I thought would take 12 hours with all of the stops we would need to make for the boys. We made it in just over 10. The boys were little rockstars.

In addition to getting to see my parents, I also got to spend time with my sister Heidi, my niece Sierra and my brother Shaun, whom I had not seen in over a year. The boys absolutely loved Uncle Shaun.

We did so many fun things. We did some shopping, saw a couple of movies and went miniature golfing.

My Dad helped out a lot with the boys. I think he has magical grandpa powers.

We spent one afternoon at Gibson Park, one of my favorite places in Great Falls. Miles and Tate got to feed the ducks and climb on all of the play equipment.

My sister and niece have both fallen into this pond when they were preschoolers, so we thought it best to keep Tate contained in the stroller.

Sierra was really cute with the kids and helped them navigate all of the swings and slides.

My parents have a big swing on their front porch. Miles kept requesting to go outside and play on the "swingset".

Miles' favorite highlight was probably getting to go to the Electric City waterpark. I think it sounds like a dangerous name for a water park, but since electric city is the nickname for Great Falls, I guess they went with it. Regardless, we all had a blast.

Scott joined us for the weekend of the 4th, and managed to squeeze in a golf game with my brother. We also got to take our date night Great Falls style and went down to the river and sat in a great big swing that overlooked the Missouri. It was really beautiful.

We took the boys to see the falls, which were really flowing due to Great Falls and surrounding areas receiving so much recent rain.

Another favorite spot of mine is Giant Springs. The water is crystal clear, there are lots of fish and it is really stunning. It is also home to the Roe River, the world's shortest river.

We ended the trip with a yummy Fourth of July barbeque and a fabulous fireworks display put on by the city. It was an unbelievable time and I am hoping we get to go again soon. Thanks for being such great hosts Mom and Dad. We miss you!

The Latest

Since we are leaving this weekend to head up to Montana, I thought a quick post would be in order to catch everyone up on all of the latest. I am really excited to get to spend time with my family and am looking forward to the road trip with my cute boys. Yes, I am driving up alone with the kids, and yes, I am a little crazy (no news there). Scott will join us over the weekend of July 4th and help me drive everyone home. I will, of course, post some fabulous Montana pictures when we return.

In spite of the never ending rain we have received (to be honest, I have loved every minute), we have managed to kick off summer by doing some of our favorite things. Scott and Miles attended the Father and Sons camp out. It was Miles' first experience with camping and he had been looking forward to it for months. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. He had a blast and enjoyed the bonding time with dad. We also headed to the great outdoors with some families from our ward for Family Home Evening one Monday night. We made smores and the kids ran wild. It was a fun evening.




Miles had another karate testing and received his camouflage belt. He has moved up to the Advanced Tiny Tigers class and will get to use sparring gear. Exciting stuff!



We made an outing to Hogle Zoo and the Aquarium (sorry I post so many of these, but hey, we have yearly passes).








The boys have perfected their television viewing skills and have really gotten the hang of lounging.





Miles did another round of preschool sports, improving his t-ball skills.







Tate continued to be a cute spectator and his brother's biggest supporter. He can't wait until it's his turn.